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What to do when the rage rises and you're about to lose control
139 chapters across 12 books
Today’s Verse
“Put away anger, rage, and slander — take off the old self like worn-out clothes and put on the new”
Colossians 3:8
Anger gets a bad reputation in , but the Bible never says "don't be angry." It says "be angry and don't " — which means anger itself is not the problem.
The fights nobody else can see.
When Queen Athaliah seizes Judah's throne by killing the royal family, one infant prince is hidden in the temple for six years until a priest leads a coup to restore him.
Jesus overturns the money changers' tables and drives merchants out of the temple courts.
The first family produces the first murder when Cain kills his brother Abel out of jealousy.
The Israelites construct a portable worship tent — the Tabernacle — exactly as God designed it, and His glory fills it when it's complete.
David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem with joyful celebration — dancing before God with everything he had.
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The problem is when it controls you instead of informing you. There is plenty to be angry about — injustice, , broken systems, people who were supposed to protect you but didn't. That anger is valid. But unprocessed anger turns into bitterness, and bitterness will consume you from the inside out. gives you a framework: feel it, name it, bring it to God, and respond wisely instead of reacting destructively.
Anger is not a sin — it's a signal. Something matters to you, something feels wrong, something crossed a line. The question is not whether you feel angry; it's what you do next.
Jesus got angry (He overturned tables), but His anger was aimed at injustice, not personal ego. Most of our anger is the opposite — it's about being disrespected, feeling unheard, or losing control. The Bible says process it quickly, don't let it fester, and don't let it drive your decisions. That might mean walking away, journaling, talking to someone, or simply being honest with God about the rage before you act on it.
When you get angry, what's usually underneath it — hurt, fear, feeling disrespected, or something else?
Do you process anger or just perform it? Is your anger solving anything or just burning bridges?
What would it look like to be 'slow to anger' in the situation that's frustrating you right now?